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DDMA appoints IAS officers for smooth movement of oxygen to hospitals

DDMA directed the Delhi Police to provide security logistics from manufacturers' sites to various health facilities here

Police personnel make a green corridor for passage of a tanker carrying medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients to Shanti Mukand Hospital, amid a shortage of the gas in the national capital due to surge in coronavirus cases, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Police personnel make a green corridor for passage of a tanker carrying medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients to Shanti Mukand Hospital, amid a shortage of the gas in the national capital due to surge in coronavirus cases, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India New Delhi

The DDMA on Thursday appointed two senior bureaucrats as nodal officers to ensure smooth movement of tankers and facilitate oxygen supply to city hospitals, and directed the Delhi Police to provide security logistics from manufacturers' sites to various health facilities here.

The move comes hours after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the police force in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were blocking oxygen transport to the national capital, and urged the Centre to ensure normal supply even if that meant taking the help of paramilitary forces.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in an order, said the Delhi Police will keep record of entry and exit of all oxygen tankers through various checkposts to monitor their movement.

 

The DDMA has also set up a round-the-clock control room to redress grievances and complaints from city hospitals within 30 minutes.

The Delhi Police will share the record of entry and exit of all oxygen tankers immediately with the control room, the order said.

Senior iAS officer Udit Prakas will be responsible for ensuring smooth and seamless movement of tankers till borders of Delhi and sort out all issues pertaining to suppliers, states and the central government, it said.

The order added that IAS officer Vijay Bidhuri will be responsible for controlling, coordinating and facilitating the supply of oxygen to health establishments.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Apr 22 2021 | 8:54 PM IST

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